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#4545CA

#4545ca ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4545ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 27.06% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.84% cyan, 65.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 55.65% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0979

Complementary

  1. #4545ca
  2. #caca45

Split complementary

  1. #4545ca
  2. #ca8845
  3. #88ca45

Analogous

  1. #4588ca
  2. #4545ca
  3. #8845ca

Triadic

  1. #4545ca
  2. #ca4545
  3. #45ca45

Tetradic

  1. #4545ca
  2. #ca45ca
  3. #caca45
  4. #45ca45

Square

  1. #4545ca
  2. #ca4588
  3. #caca45
  4. #45ca88

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1a5c
  2. #2b2b97
  3. #4545ca
  4. #8181db
  5. #bcbcec

Shades

#4545ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4545ca
  2. #3e3eb6
  3. #3737a2
  4. #30308d
  5. #292979
  6. #232365
  7. #1c1c51
  8. #15153d
  9. #0e0e28
  10. #070714
  11. #000000

Tints

#4545ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4545ca
  2. #5858cf
  3. #6a6ad5
  4. #7d7dda
  5. #8f8fdf
  6. #a2a2e5
  7. #b5b5ea
  8. #c7c7ef
  9. #dadaf4
  10. #ececfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4545ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4545ca
  2. #4b4bc3
  3. #5151bb
  4. #5757b4
  5. #5d5dac
  6. #6363a5
  7. #68689e
  8. #6e6e96
  9. #74748f
  10. #7a7a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515194 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #085ca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4545ca {
  color: #4545ca;
}
Background
.bg-4545ca {
  background-color: #4545ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4545ca {
  border: 2px solid #4545ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4545ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 69 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4545ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4545ca, #8845ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4545ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 69 202 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.31 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.32 #baba35 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#4545ca  rgb(69, 69, 202)  hsl(240, 56%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#caca45  rgb(202, 202, 69)  hsl(60, 56%, 53%)  Straw
#ca4545  rgb(202, 69, 69)  hsl(0, 56%, 53%)  Persian Red
#45ca45  rgb(69, 202, 69)  hsl(120, 56%, 53%)  Lime Green